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Seattle Great Wheel
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Seattle Great Wheel is located in Seattle WA Downtown
Seattle Great Wheel
Location within downtown Seattle
General information
TypeFerris wheel
Address1301 Alaskan Way
Seattle, Washington
98101
Coordinates47°36′22″N 122°20′33″W / 47.6061°N 122.3425°W / 47.6061; -122.3425
Construction startedApril 17, 2012[1]
OpenedJune 29, 2012[2]
Cost$20 million[3]
OwnerGreat Western Pacific[4][better source needed]
Height175 feet (53.3 m)[2]
Design and construction
Architect(s)Jackson | Main Architecture, P.S.
Architecture firmhttps://www.jacksonmain.com/
Structural engineerChance Rides[5] GeoEngineers, B&T Design and Engineering[citation needed]
Main contractorManson Construction Co.[citation needed]
Website
seattlegreatwheel.com
References
https://www.readgeo.com/geostrata/october_november_2021/MobilePagedArticle.action?articleId=1730114#articleId1730114

The Seattle Great Wheel is a 53-meter tall giant Ferris wheel at Pier 57 on Elliott Bay in Seattle, Washington, United States. At an overall height of 175 feet (53.3 m), it was the tallest Ferris wheel on the West Coast of the United States when it opened in June 2012.[2][6]

  1. ^ "Seattle: What's New?". visitseattle.org. Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Sullivan, Jennifer (June 29, 2012). "The Seattle Great Wheel opens to a big crowd". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
  3. ^ Nolasco, Joanna (June 1, 2012). "Structures: 170,000-pound wheel on the pier? That's a tall order!". Puget Sound Business Journal. Archived from the original on 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
  4. ^ Laura L. Myers (June 29, 2012). "Seattle's new landmark Great Wheel opening on waterfront". Chicago Tribune. Reuters. Archived from the original on 2012-07-05. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
  5. ^ Levesque, John (June 2012). "Recreation: Big Wheel". Seattle Business Magazine. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  6. ^ Kugiya, Hugo (June 29, 2012). "What 'Seattle process'? Big wheel turns up fast". Puget Sound Business Journal. Archived from the original on 2018-09-26. Retrieved 2012-07-02.

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